Tlemcen
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Tlemcen is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran and the capital of Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the
Grande Mosquée de Tlemcen
Porte de la mosquée de Sidi Boumédiène, Tlemcen
Mosquée de Mansourah, Tlemcen, 2024
Cascades d'El Ourit
Idrisid dynasty
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The Idrisid dynasty or Idrisids were an Arab Muslim dynasty from 788 to 974, ruling most of present-day Morocco and parts of present-day western Algeria. Named after the founder, Idris I, the Idrisids
Idrisid dirham, minted at al-'Aliyah (Fes), Morocco, 840 CE. The coin features the name of Ali: a son-in-law of Muhammad, the fourth Caliph, and an ancestor of the Idrisids.